Five Principles of Notification - IAFF

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ICHIEFS LODD Response Plan In Plain Language • Clearly identify yourself and present identification; ask to come in. • Notification should take place in a private setting. • If you don’t know the family member, make sure you are talking to the right person. • Begin with “I have very bad news,” or “I’m so sorry to have to tell you this.” • Use the words “dies” and “dead” rather than terms such as “passed away” so the message is clear. Speak slowly. Get to the point quickly. • Calmly answer questions. It is fine to say, “I don’t know” if you don’t. • Use his or her name when referring to the firefighter, rather than saying “the body.” With Compassion • Allow survivors to express emotions. Don’t talk them out of their grief. • Accept your own emotions. It’s okay if you cry but stay very calm. • Never leave immediately after making a notification. Ask if there is a friend or family member that you could help them notify. Ask if there is a pastor/clergy you could call for them. Offer to help call friends or family members. Do not leave before someone else arrives. • Do not take the firefighter’s personal items with you when you make the notification. Tell the family they will receive them later. Most survivors will need some time before they feel able to deal with these items. • Provide the survivor the opportunity to see the deceased firefighter, even if the body is badly disfigured. Offer to transport the family to where the firefighter is, and help prepare them for what they will see. • Before leaving, write down important information, including the names and phone numbers of the department personnel who will work with the family. • Have one member of the department stay with the family, unless the family declines. 2
ICHIEFS LODD Response Plan William Worden, an expert in the grief field, describes four tasks of mourning. 1. Accept the reality of the loss. 2. Experience the pain of grief. 3. Adjust to a new life without the loved one. 4. Withdraw emotional energy and reinvest it in another relationship. 3
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